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Chapter 95 It Finally Begins!
The reply came as quite the surprise to Ryuk as he sat down as if he had just seen a ghost, and then the system screen faded away, a bit of a peaceful smile coming to appear on Ryuk's face moments later.
"Thank you," he responded as he turned to keep looking at the dark streets, his gaze occasionally flashing to the beautiful twilight in the sky.
Somehow, Ryuk doubted there was a place in this world with an even more beautiful twilight than the Eclipsed Citadel City.@@@@
"My heart feels so light today."
"Things seem so peaceful now."
"The pressure is gone."
"Win or lose, it's almost like a factor that doesn't even exist at all."
"Youknow system, many times, I have imagined this night and seen myself training all through the night, crumbling under the pressure."
"But here I am, stargazing at the night, even though I know well the test begins tomorrow," Ryuk mused silently, taking a deep inhale with closed eyes and exhaling loudly.
[Perhaps, Host has settled himself to fate?]
The system butted in as Ryuk smiled, the reply causing him to remember the earlier conversations he had with Quinn in the morning.
"It is not that I don't believe in fate. Perhaps I just believe there is good and bad fate, and that if I work hard enough, I'll get the good one. The only reason I am different is that I don't believe fate is stamped in stone."
"I just believe it is a coin. The head is what you get if you try and become successful. The tail is what you get if you fail and become unsuccessful."
"I believe in fate, and I believe that my fate will be good."
"I will win a spot, make Old Jack's efforts worth it, find a way to grow even stronger and quicker when I reach the Ascension Academy, and try to find the star that I was birthed from."
"I'll take back everything dear to me and obtain back what is rightfully mine..."
[Has Host just recited out loud his own fate?]
The system asked, and Ryuk couldn't help but chuckle. But then the system panel never left, as if waiting for an answer, and Ryuk nodded.
[ANNOUNCEMENT!]
[EVERY GENIUS IS TO HEAD INTO THE ASSEMBLY GROUND OF HALL 5 IN THE NEXT 3 HOURS OR FACE AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION.]
The announcement rang out a total of three times, and Ryuk finally took his gaze off the sky before walking back into the building.
"It's finally beginning, huh?" Those were his last thoughts as he disappeared from the top of the skyscraper.
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Just like previously, the assembly hall was teeming with various Fallen Family geniuses.
But unlike previous times, when everyone was so loud, this time, the only thing that could be heard was the sound of footsteps.
Somehow, the students seemed to want to keep an aura of silence in the area.
On arriving, Ryuk discovered that even the instructors were already seated, seemingly waiting for them all.
It was clear to all that they were taking all of this pretty seriously, and that created more comfort for Ryuk than ever.
That, at least, showed he had been training for something worthwhile. If they didn't take it seriously, wouldn't it also mean all of his efforts weren't worth the pain?
Three hours quickly passed, and this time, a total of 40 students were seated in the hall.
Calmly, an instructor rose to his feet, ascending to the podium with his gaze scanning the crowd below him, as everything went absolutely silent.
"Welcome, Fallen Family geniuses, to the Semi-Final Test!"
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